Headlight dimmer



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1,516,364 w'. M. WEEKS HEADLIGHT DIMMER Filed July 25 1922 gnucnfozPatented Nov 18, 1924. i

UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

WILLIAM 1!. WEEKS, or KEALAKEKUA, Tmmrromr or HAWAII.

HEADLIGHT nrmmm Application filed July 25, 1922. Serial No. 577,858.

To all whom it may concern: may be of disk form with the arms 15 radi-Be it known that WILLIAM M. WEEKS, ating therefrom in spaced relation attheir a citizen of the United States of .America, bases, or as indicatedin Figures 1 and 2 7- residing at Kealakekua, in the Territory of thearms may meet to form acute angles at I Hawaii, has invented new anduseful Imtheir points of diver ence from the center. provements inHeadlight Dimmers, of which The diameter of the isk which is designedthe following is a specification. .to intercept the forwardly directedrays of The object of the invention is to provide light from the lampmay be modified in div 'a simple and efficient construction of dimameterto suit the construction or diameter mer for the headlights of vehiclesparticuof the filament of the lamp.

larly of the motor-driven type and more The light which radiates throughthe particularly to provide a device for the inspaces between the armsof the device is di- I dicated purpose which may be constructed atrected angularly and. laterally and therefore J- a small cost andreadily applied to and redoes not form a glare which is embarrassingmoved from the headlights as they may be or objectionable to the driverof an aprequired, in compliance with police regulaproaching car.

'tions; and with this object in view the in- The dimmer as disclosedherein can be vention consists in a construction and comsnapped upon theglobe of an incandescent bination of parts of which a preferred emlightand as easily removed when the full bodiment is shown in theaccompanying strength of the headlight is required, so as drawings,wherein to provide. for the use of the device in mu- Figure 1 is a frontview, and nicipal or other districts where the more Figure 2 is a sideview of a dimmer empowerful headlights are excluded or may 65 bodymg theinvention applied in the operanot legally be used, and where the vehicletive position to a lamp globe. is not provided with dimming devices,'orFigures 3 and 4 are similar views respecwhere the usual dimming devicesare not tively showing a slightly modified construceffective or adequateto reduce the glare to tion. the extent required by the regulations. 70Thedevice consists essentially of a sub- Having described the invention,what is 80 stantially globular spider having a center claimed as new anduseful is 10 from which radiate spring arms 11 pref- A headlight dimmerconsisting of a disk erably up-turne'd or deflected slightly at fordisposition on the front of the bulb of their extremities as indicatedat 12 and an incandescent light, said disk being proadapted to be struckfrom a sin le blank vided with radiating arms disposed in globuof sheetmetal preferably of a. spring or relar form for en agement with the bulbto silient quality to provide for a clasping or support the dis inposition thereon, the clamping action with reference to an incandisk andthe arms being integral and struck descent light globe 13 or equivalentlightfrom a plate of sheet metal. o mg unit in connection with which itmay be In testimony whereof heafiixes his signaem loyed. ture.

sindicated in a modified form illustrated 1n Flgures 3 and 4 the centralmember 14 WILLIAM M. WEEKS.

